Raphael Ahren
The Times of Israel
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In intractable struggles over West Sahara and W. Bank, some see thorny parallels
Both places are claimed by one people and occupied by another. Could US recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the one have impact on the status of the other? → Read More
US-Israeli delegation to take 1st direct flight from Tel Aviv to Rabat next week
Trump official says team headed by Kushner and Berkowitz will land in Israel Monday, jet off the next day for Morocco to advance recently announced normalization deal → Read More
NY-based rabbi seeks to bring US Jews to visit the Gulf, including Saudi Arabia
'The grand prize for Jewish tourism is not Israel but the American Jewish community,' says Marc Schneier, who will launch new initiative alongside Bahraini tourism minister → Read More
After years undercover, diplomats who built Gulf ties inch out of the shadows
Serving under false identities in Arab states to promote bilateral relations, envoys given go-ahead to reveal some of their stories, not names, as relations come into the open → Read More
Norwegian diplomat tapped as UN’s new Middle East peace envoy
Tor Wennesland set to replace Nickolay Mladenov, who was named as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s new special envoy for Libya → Read More
If unstopped, Iran will become ‘global bully,’ Netanyahu tells top Trump aide
PM and visiting US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien discuss 'regional issues, shared security concerns and the Abraham Accords' → Read More
A rich Jewish past, and present: Why Israel’s deal with Morocco is so resonant
Unlike other longtime and fresh peace partners of Israel, Morocco has an ongoing connection to the Jewish people, and many Israelis will be rushing for a direct flight 'home' → Read More
‘This will be a very warm peace’: Netanyahu hails Israel’s new ties with Morocco
At Western Wall Hannuka ceremony, PM notes historic friendship between Moroccans and Jews, says working toward establishing full diplomatic relations 'as rapidly as possible' → Read More
Israel joins UAE-based international body fighting organized crime
Emirati deputy PM says Jewish state will add strength to 10-member International Security Alliance → Read More
No labels: Israel’s new Gulf partners seem happy to do business with settlements
Wine from the Golan, olive oil from the West Bank: Despite the political sensitivities, companies in UAE and Bahrain appear unfazed about where their trading partners are located → Read More
Good prince, bad prince: Israelis should not be shocked by Saudi royal’s anger
Turki bin Faisal was the public face of Riyadh's covert rapprochement with Jerusalem, so why did he now launch a vociferous rant against normalization? → Read More
Dubai museum, Jerusalem heritage center ink interfaith partnership
Crossroads of Civilizations Museum and Jerusalem's Heritage Center for Middle East and North Africa Jewry agree to 'highlight positive historic relationship between Jews and Arabs' → Read More
Saudi prince: Bully Israel steals land, puts Palestinians in concentration camps
In blistering attack, Turki al-Faisal says Jewish state built 'apartheid wall'; FM Ashkenazi says he regrets comments, which don't reflect recent changes in the Middle East → Read More
In backtrack, Bahrain won’t import settlement and Golan goods as made in Israel
Bahrain foreign minister says he spoke with Palestinian counterpart and clarified position after trade minister said Manama wouldn't make distinction → Read More
Bahraini minister gets spiritual as he tours Jerusalem’s Old City
Zayed Alzayani says he 'snuck out' to get feel for city, compares nighttime stroll that brought him near Western Wall, Dome of the Rock to his visits to Mecca and Medina → Read More
Bahrain will treat settlement goods as made in Israel, visiting minister says
Aligning with US and contradicting EU policies, Zayed Alzayani says his country won't make a distinction based on 'which city or which region' Israeli goods were produced in → Read More
Czech Republic says it will open diplomatic office in Jerusalem
Israel fetes country's decision to become second EU member state to establish official mission in the city; Prague says its positions on peace process remain unchanged → Read More
EU urges ‘strong and systematic judicial response’ to rising anti-Semitism
Foreign Ministry, Jewish groups welcome conclusions adopted by Council of the European Union, which also call for 'news ways to remember the Holocaust in a meaningful way' → Read More
Netanyahu congratulates ‘our new friends’ in the UAE on their National Day
'When the UAE succeeds, Israel succeeds. And when Israel succeeds, the UAE succeeds,' PM says in video; Emirati news agency calls peace treaty the 'major political event of 2020' → Read More
In Israel, Bahraini minister says peace deal a ‘case study for others to follow’
Zayed Alzayani says his country eager for direct flights to Tel Aviv; Netanyahu says normalization promises economic benefits 'unimaginable just a few months ago' → Read More